Antonov may create its own low-cost airline
Ukrainian manufacturer Antonov is considering its own low-cost airline. The company’s director Mykhailo Kharchenko said that although it’s cheaper to build aircraft and later lease them to other carriers, the possibility of creating Antonov’s low-cost airline is discussed. Turkey, Egypt, and Bulgaria are the destinations where the LCC would fly first of all “because when the season of holidays begins, the demand for flights to these countries from Ukraine sharply increases,” said Antonov‘s director. The first question to be answered is which airport Antonov’s passenger airline would fly from. Another problem Antonov faces now is a lack of planes for a low-cost airline. The manufacturer has several An-148 and An-158 passenger planes in its service. However, these aircraft are currently not airworthy. <br/>
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Antonov may create its own low-cost airline
Ukrainian manufacturer Antonov is considering its own low-cost airline. The company’s director Mykhailo Kharchenko said that although it’s cheaper to build aircraft and later lease them to other carriers, the possibility of creating Antonov’s low-cost airline is discussed. Turkey, Egypt, and Bulgaria are the destinations where the LCC would fly first of all “because when the season of holidays begins, the demand for flights to these countries from Ukraine sharply increases,” said Antonov‘s director. The first question to be answered is which airport Antonov’s passenger airline would fly from. Another problem Antonov faces now is a lack of planes for a low-cost airline. The manufacturer has several An-148 and An-158 passenger planes in its service. However, these aircraft are currently not airworthy. <br/>
